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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Tumbleweed on January 13, 2010, 10:47:09 AM

Title: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Tumbleweed on January 13, 2010, 10:47:09 AM: Hi all,

Is it possible to use a wireless USB adapter plugged into a USB port on a Deneb card and Miami to connect to wireless router?

Weed
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Jope on January 13, 2010, 10:56:05 AM: Quote from: Tumbleweed;538033
Is it possible to use a wireless USB adapter plugged into a USB port on a Deneb card and Miami to connect to wireless router?

Are you confusing wireless USB with a wireless lan adapter that connects to a USB port?

The answer to your question in the form that you asked it; no, wireless USB and wireless LAN are not compatible.
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: jj on January 13, 2010, 11:23:22 AM: Also wirelss on the amiga is next to usless if you want any sort of decent security running
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Tension on January 13, 2010, 11:24:13 AM: Quote from: Jope;538034
Are you confusing wireless USB with a wireless lan adapter that connects to a USB port?

The answer to your question in the form that you asked it; no, wireless USB and wireless LAN are not compatible.

That's not what the OP meant.

Yes you can use Wireless USB sticks... If you get the drivers...
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Tumbleweed on January 13, 2010, 12:01:09 PM: Thanks for the replies.

What I've got is a Linksys Wirels-G USB network adpater that is ued on my parents PC to connect ot a Linksys wireless router. I have connected the USB adapter to the Deneb and it shows in Trident but has a orange circle with a question mark against it. DevClass s shown 2 (CDC Control).

I tried chnaging driver in Miami (currently x-surf.device) to other devies like pegasus.device and a couple of others, but to no avail.

@Tension is this waht you mean? ie if I can find a device driver, it'll function?

Thanks.

Weed
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Tension on January 13, 2010, 12:03:47 PM: Quote from: Tumbleweed;538037
Thanks for the replies.

What I've got is a Linksys Wirels-G USB network adpater that is ued on my parents PC to connect ot a Linksys wireless router. I have connected the USB adapter to the Deneb and it shows in Trident but has a orange circle with a question mark against it. DevClass s shown 2 (CDC Control).

I tried chnaging driver in Miami (currently x-surf.device) to other devies like pegasus.device and a couple of others, but to no avail.

@Tension is this waht you mean? ie if I can find a device driver, it'll function?

Thanks.

Weed

Yea.
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: arnljot on January 13, 2010, 12:22:23 PM: I think there are wireless pcmcia drivers for b cards.

For g and n cards you'll strike out, also if they are on usb.

For one thing the pcmcia cards will look for hardware in the pcmcia memory space, strike one.

Strike two is that cards have different ways to set the security settings WEP/WPA/WPA2 etc. So unless you'll do an open wifi network....

I'm sure there are enough problems for you to strike out on this...

What I suggest is that you either set up a bounty, or learn to code a wifi stack for the amiga :-)

One that'll allow for devices to either be accessed through poseidon, zorro or pcmcia. You'll be a hero. :-)
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: jj on January 13, 2010, 12:37:26 PM: Though I suppose when it come to security. i found the latest wireless N300 router I bought supports 4 different SSIds so might be possible, though im not sure, to ghave different security settings fior each
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Tumbleweed on January 13, 2010, 01:24:06 PM: @arnjolt

"What I suggest is that you either set up a bounty, or learn to code a wifi stack for the amiga :-)

One that'll allow for devices to either be accessed through poseidon, zorro or pcmcia. You'll be a hero. :-)"

I'm afraid my coding days are well behind me, last thing I had any experience on was a C16 and a bit of Pacal on a Mac in the 90's. Coding on the Amiga never really happened for me. What would be the best approach to learning to code on the Amiga? C,C++, Assembler?

Weed
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: platon42 on January 15, 2010, 10:30:40 PM: Quote from: JJ;538035
Also wirelss on the amiga is next to usless if you want any sort of decent security running

Also, you can search this forum on similar posts. The essence: get a standalone wireless router for 20-30 bucks with WPA2, that would otherwise grind your amiga's CPU to halt otherwise.
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: CountRaven on January 16, 2010, 05:44:10 AM: Wireless under Amiga is possible.

I am already using a PCMCIA wireless network card on my Amiga 1200 under OS 3.1 & 3.5, OS4 and MorphOS. It is a NetGear MA401 card.

I am also using a wireless PCI NetWork card on my AmigaOne.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=158

prism2.device does the trick for both of those cards.

On my 4000 I got this USB 2 LAN adapter working fine with Deneb under 3.9, 4.0 and MorphOS.

It would be great if USB 2 wireless LAN could be brought on the classic Amiga. Perhaps through an updated version of prism2.device and / or support to Poseidon.
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: Gulliver on January 16, 2010, 07:15:58 AM: I am sorry this is a little bit off Topic: Can I use a prism based PCI card with a mediator using prism2.device?

Thanks, and sorry for the intrusion! :)
Title: Re: Wireless USB & Deneb
Post by: arnljot on January 16, 2010, 11:23:58 AM: C and perhaps some ASM if you're aiming for classic. UtilityBase.com has some articles, but it's hard to navigate it's content.

Also google is your friend.